Enterprising Railway Commissioners
Under the guidance of Mr. Hartigan, Chief Railway Commissioner, the railway system of this State appears likely to show a profit this…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
807 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 41
Motor World Happenings News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Failures in Driving Tests
From May 30th to November 28th, 194,488 candidates submitted themselves for driving test in England. Of these 28.46 per cent, failed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →More People Drive Motor Cars But Many Shouldn’t
Figures show that more and more people are driving motor cars, which leads one to suppose that pedestrians will have to hop livelier than…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Electrification of Railways £12,000,000 PLAN
The State Cabinet recently approved of the biggest scheme of electrical development which has yet been undertaken in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence Western Railway Services. (To the Editor)
Sir,—Your article on "Railway Services in the West" is right to the point, and it is a pity that Westerners are so casual, and do not loudly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Traffic
As was anticipated in the last annual report of the Railway Commissioners, the railways appear likely, on present indications, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trades Unions Reject Labour Motor Funerals Sydney
The Trades Union Secretaries' Association, which represents over 100 trades unions in N.S.W., decided, at its annual meeting yesterday, to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trespassing Stock on Shire Roads. Owners to Be Prosecuted
The Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board has whitten to the Coonabarabran Shire Council advising that It was the intention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Worn-out Cars Remove Them from the Road
Because no provision is made in Australia either by the authorities or the automobile industry to remove from the roads those…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Motor World News And Notes From The N.R.M.A. Petrol in Germany
Up till now petrol has cost in Germany 37 to 38 pfennige per litre but modern roads cost money and, in order to raise funds for the new…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Local & General News Work on Railway
"Will you do all in your power to expedite the employment, of local men on the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway line?" asked Ald. Francis at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speed Governors For Speeding Motorists Sydney
The President of the N.P.M.A., Mr. J. C. Watson, proposes that speed governors should be fitted compulsorily on vehicles driven by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maryvale-sandy Hollow Railway No Call-up Yet Why the Delay?
That call up which was promised in the new year for the unemployed on the Maryvale-Sandy Hollow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany's New Roads
In the past two years Germany has built over 620 miles of new roads. This country has built only 300 miles of new roads in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bridge Work
The sum of £1,600,000 is to be spent on the construction of the Howrah Bridge, which will span the Hoogh River, India. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grasshoppers Hold Up Train
The mixed train from Narromine to Parkes was held up one day recently between Peak Hill and Parkes owing to a plague of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Failures in Driving Driving Tests
From May 30th to November 28 194,488 candidates submitted themselves for driving tests in England. Of these 28.46 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor World Happenings News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Motor Horns Must Purr
Motor horns must in future conform to an official standard in Buenos Aires. This standard is said to be of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maryvale-sandy Hollow Railway Still No News of Call Up
What is the idea of the Department of Labour and Industry, or whatever department is responsible for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Buckinbah Bridge
Work is still being carried out on the new bridge over Buckinbah Creek. Several hundred tons of sand have been drawn, as well as…
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